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7th Annual Vit-Buckle Society Meeting

April 4-6, 2019 • Bellagio, Las Vegas

Thomas Albini, MDImmediate Past PresidentBoard of Trustees

Audina Berrocal, MDVP, Social EventsBoard of Trustees

Paul Chan, MD, MScBoard of Trustees

Royce Chen, MDVP, Site Planning

Jorge Fortun, MDVP, Social Media Board of Trustees

Mrinali Gupta, MDVP, Education

John Kitchens, MDBoard of Trustees

Derek Kunimoto, MDVP, Governance/ComplianceBoard of Trustees

Ross Lakhanpal, MDPresidentBoard of Trustees

Geeta Lalwani, MDVP, Corporate RelationsBoard of Trustees

Charles Mango, MDSecretary TreasurerBoard of Trustees

Andrew Moshfeghi, MD, MBABoard of Trustees

Anton Orlin, MDAssistant Treasurer

Aleksandra Rachitskaya, MDVP, Membership

Andrew Schimel, MDVP, Diversity & Wellness

Jayanth Sridhar, MDVP, Website

Camila Ventura, MD, PhDInternational Liaison

Charles Wykoff, MD, PhDVP, Annual Meeting Scientific ProgramBoard of Trustees

Yoshihiro Yonekawa, MDVP, Annual Meeting Academic Planning

the VBs executive committee and Board of trustees

Welcome to the 7th Annual Vit-Buckle Society Meeting, Oh Behave!The VBS Executive Committee and Board of Trustees wish to thank you for your

support. We are proud to host the meeting at Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, featuring

Hyde, one of the top nightclubs, along with some of the finest restaurants and

accommodations.

To all attendees: If you are a recurrent VBS attendee, welcome back! If you are a

first timer, you are in for a very unique experience. We are combining live surgery

with a very dynamic, energetic program full of discussions. Ours is a meeting

where the podium talk is kept real! We hope to highlight up-and-coming young

surgeons while we continue to learn from the moderating of well-known retina

specialists. VBS is interactive and fun!

We are proud to have Carl Regillo, MD as our Keynote speaker and Donald D’Amico,

MD as our Mentor lecturer. Don your most groovy and shagadelic attire for 60s

night at the Bellagio Pool and prepare to leather it up at the always entertaining

closing dinner and award ceremony on Saturday at Hyde.

Be ready to express your thoughts, ask questions, tell us about your surgical

experiences or share new ideas of techniques/instruments. Do not be shy, we

want to hear from you. We deliberately organize this meeting to be interactive.

Everyone is a participant. Everyone is a speaker. Industry will also be there for

you to intermingle with. You will never attend a meeting that better fosters

constant engagement and interaction. This is all made possible by the support

of our great corporate partners who listen to our needs and make our field

much better for us all.

Once again, thank you for your support of VBS!

Sincerely,

The VBS Executive Committee

and Board of Trustees

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VEGAS 2019 BABYVEGAS 2019 BABY

VBs Keynote speAKer

FRIDAY, APRIL 5 • 2:35 PM

From sea to shining seaCARL D. REGILLO, MD

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Dr. Regillo is Professor of Ophthal-

mology at Thomas Jefferson

University, Chief of the Retina Service

of Wills Eye Hospital and Founder of

the Wills Eye Clinical Retina Research

Unit in Philadelphia. He received his

medical degree from Harvard Medical

School and performed his ophthal-

mology residency and vitreoretinal

fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital.

He has authored over 200 publica-

tions along with over 30 book

chapters and 9 major books. He has

been an investigator on numerous

major clinical trials developing new

medical and surgical treatments for

retinal disorders such as macular

degeneration and diabetic

retinopathy.

He is invited to lecture worldwide and

serves on the scientific editorial

board for several top ophthalmology

peer-reviewed journals.

As a recognized leader in the field,

Dr. Regillo is a recipient of the many

local, national, and international

awards including American Academy

of Ophthalmology Achievement,

Senior Achievement, Secretariat, and

Lifetime Achievement Awards and

the American Society of Retina

Specialists Honor and Senior Honor

Awards. He is also a charter inductee

of the Retina Hall of Fame.

Keynote speaker Honorees

2013 Stanley Chang, MD

2014 William S. Tasman, MD

2015 Carmen A. Puliafito, MD, MBA

2016 Steve Charles, MD

2017 Maria H. Berrocal, MD

2018 Mark S. Humayun, MD, PhD

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VBs LiFetiMe MentorsHip AwArd

SATURDAY, APRIL 6 • 11:40 AM

observations from 37 years oftreating and teaching Vitreoretinaldiseases and surgeryDONALD J. D’AMICO, MD

Lifetime Mentorship Award Honorees

2013 Allan E. Kreiger, MD

2014 Harry W. Flynn, Jr., MD

2015 Evangelos Gragoudas, MD

2016 Timothy G. Murray, MD, MBA

2017 Dean Elliott, MD

2018 Jay S. Duker, MD

Dr. D’Amico, MD, is Professor and Chairman

of Ophthalmology at Weill Cornell Medical

College and Ophthalmologist-in-Chief at the

New York Presbyterian Hospital, and is an

internationally recognized leader in the field

of vitreoretinal surgery. He assumed the

Chair at Weill Cornell in 2006 after his

longstanding positions at Harvard Medical

School as Professor of Ophthalmology,

and as Associate Chief of Ophthalmology

and Director of the Diabetic Unit at the

Massa chusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.

A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute

of Technology and the University of Illinois

College of Medicine, he completed his

residency at the Massachusetts Eye and

Ear Infirmary. He completed his fellowship in

vitreoretinal diseases at the University of

Miami, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, followed

by selection as Chief Resident in Ophthal-

mology at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear

Infirmary prior to joining the Harvard faculty.

Dr. D’Amico has published over 200 articles

on vitreoretinal diseases and has co-edited

two books covering comprehensive retinal

themes. He has participated as a principal

investigator or co-investigator in many clinical

trials and laboratory investigations.

His major interests include: vitreoretinal

surgery; diabetic retinopathy; experimental

lasers and other technologies for the surgical

treatment of vitreoretinal disorders such as

retinal detachment; macular degeneration;

and endophthalmitis and intravitreal drug

therapy. As attending physician specializing

in the care of patients with vitreoretinal

disorders at the Weill Cornell Department of

Ophthalmology, Dr. D’Amico also provides

direct instruction of medical students,

ophthalmology residents, and retina fellows.

In his role as a teacher, he twice received

the Teacher of the Year Award given by the

residents of the Massachusetts Eye and

Ear Infirmary. 

Dr. D’Amico is a distinguished national and

international lecturer and is the recipient of

many honors, including the Life Achievement

Honor Award from the American Academy of

Ophthalmology. He is highly active in profes-

sional societies and has recently been named

the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of the Journal

of VitreoRetinal Diseases. He is a Past

President of both the Retina Society and

of the prestigious international retinal

society Club Jules Gonin.

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investigator sponsored trialsThomas A. Albini, MD

exploratory data AnalysisCharlie C. Wykoff, MD, PhD

discussion

4:55-5:00 PM

introduction of dr. stephen H. tsangRoyce Chen, MD

5:00-6:00 PM

primer on inherited retinal diseasesStephen H. Tsang, MD, PhDLaszlo T. Bito Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Columbia University

4:00-4:05 PM

welcome remarksRoyce Chen, MD and Mrinali P. Gupta, MD

4:05-4:20 PM

genentech, inc.

4:20-4:25 PM

Bausch + Lomb

4:25-4:55 PM

interactions with industry

introductionRV Paul Chan, MD

Advisory BoardsJorge A. Fortun, MD

Multicenter trialsAndrew A. Moshfeghi, MD, MBA

Thursday APRIL 4

6:00-9:00 PM (for all registrants)

satellite symposium: Fellows’ Foray –surgical Video challengeCME accreditation provided by Evolve Medical Education LLC (for this event only)

9:00-10:00 PM (for HCPs only)

welcome receptionHosted by Novartis

4:00-6:00 PM

Fellows’ Program (for Fellows only)(A non-cMe event)

3:00-9:00 PM

registration

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Friday APRIL 57:00 AM-5:00 PM

registration

7:00 AM-5:00 PM

exhibits

7:00-7:55 AM

Breakfast

7:55-8:00 AM

opening remarksCharles C. Wykoff, MD, PhD

8:00-9:00 AM

SESSION 1: ALLOW MYSELF TOINTRODUCE MYSELFModerators: Caroline Baumal, MD; David Eichenbaum, MD; Ehsan Rahimy, MD

8:00

Know thy Machine: the importanceof Fluidics and Vitrectomy settingsYannek Leiderman, MD

8:10

diabetic Vitrectomy techniquesMichael A. Klufas, MD

8:20

3d digital Visualization systems for Vitreoretinal surgeryPravin Dugel, MD

8:30

combining oncology and Vitreoretinal surgeryZelia M. Correa, MD, PhD

8:40

if at First you don’t succeed:combating proliferative VitreoretinopathyEmmanuel Chang, MD, PhD

8:50

yes, those Are gray Hairs: staffing Vitreoretinal FellowsAnthony Joseph, MD

9:00–9:50 AM

SESSION 2: NO ONE CAN TAKE YOUR MOJOModerators: Judy Kim, MD and Christina Y. Weng, MD

9:00

it’s not over till it’s over: surgery After open globe traumaBasil K. Williams Jr., MD

9:08

Lights, camera, Action! endoscopic surgeryAaron Nagiel, MD, PhD

9:16

take that, parasite! toxoplasmosis surgeryChristopher R. Henry, MD

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9:24

Vitrectomy for endophthalmitisShriji N. Patel, MD

9:32

Approaches to surgery for sickle cell retinopathyAdrienne W. Scott, MD

9:41

Very Badly Burned: A Brief Look at physician reviewsNathan Steinle, MD

9:50-10:20 AM

Break

10:20 -11:50 AM

SESSION 3: LIVE SURGERY Moderator: Jorge A. Fortun, MD

panelists: Steve Charles, MD; Geeta A. Lalwani, MD; Mitul Mehta, MD

Live surgeons:

• Joseph M. Coney, MD – Cleveland, OH

• Charles WG Eifrig, MD – Orange County, CA

• Sunir J. Garg, MD – Philadelphia, PA

• Colin A. McCannel, MD – Los Angeles, CA

• Rahul K. Reddy, MD, MHS – Phoenix, AZ

11:50 AM-1:20 PM

Lunch

12:15-1:15 PM

Marketplace retina: industry on display(A non-cMe event)

Alcon Laboratories, Inc.

Alimera Sciences

Allergan, Inc.

Bausch + Lomb

Dutch Ophthalmic USA

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals

Genentech, Inc.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Retina Today

ZEISS

1:15-1:20 PM

return to general session

1:20-2:35 PM

SESSION 4: MEDICAL RETINA –NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEARTModerator: Charles C. Wykoff, MD, PhD

panelists: Robert L. Avery, MD; Allen C. Ho, MD; Joel A. Pearlman, MD, PhD;Ivan J. Suner, MD, MBA

1:20

retinal genetics: top-10 ird insightsDaniel L. Chao, MD, PhD

1:29

retinal genetics: surgical ApproachesJason Comander, MD, PhD

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1:38

From Ai to Machine Learning to deep LearningAaron Y. Lee, MD

1:47

enter the octagonBrandon Lujan, MD

2:00

panel intravitreal injection technique: Focus on the detailsModerator: Charles C. Wykoff, MD, PhD

panelists: Robert L. Avery, MD; Daniel L. Chao, MD, PhD; Allen C. Ho, MD; Joel A. Pearlman, MD, PhD; Milan Shah, MD;Ivan J. Suner, MD, MBA

2:08

Medical retina tour de Force panelModerator: H. Richard McDonald, MD

panelists: Robert L. Avery, MD; Allen C. Ho, MD; Joel A. Pearlman, MD, PhD;Ivan J. Suner, MD, MBA

2:35-3:15 PM

SESSION 5: KEYNOTE LECTURE: FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA,AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. CARL REGILLOCarl D. Regillo, MD

Interviewed by Jayanth Sridhar, MD

3:15-3:45 PM

Break

3:45-4:30 PM

SESSION 6: LIGHTNING ROUNDS:SURGICAL PEARLS FROM THE NEXT GENERATIONModerator: Avnish Deobhakta, MD

panelists: Theodore Leng, MD and Ella Leung, MD

case presenters:

3:45 – Murtaza Adam, MD

3:50 – Nika Bagheri, MD

3:55 – Judy J. Chen, MD

4:00 – Vaidehi S. Dedania, MD

4:05 – Brian Do, MD

4:10 – Avni P. Finn, MD

4:15 – Margaret Greven, MD

4:20 – Gregory Lee, MD

4:25 – Athanasios Papakostas, MD

4:30-5:00 PM

SESSION 7: VBS ROUNDSModerators: Royce Chen, MD and John B. Miller, MD

panelists: Yewlin E. Chee, MD; Aristomenis Thanos, MD; Andre J. Witkin, MD

4:30

introductory remarksRoyce Chen, MD and John B. Miller, MD

4:32

giant retinal FoldXuejing Chen, MD, MS

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4:39

retinal detachment repair following tumor resectionS. Amal Hussnain, MD

4:46

perfluorocarbon Liquid-assistedintraocular Foreign Body removalCindy Ung, MD

4:53

diabetic surpriseJose J. Echegaray, MD

5:00 PM

Adjourn

7:30-10:30 PM

dinner at the Bellagio grand terrace pool

Saturday APRIL 66:30-7:15 AM

women’s Breakfast Hosted by the VBS Leadership

7:00 AM-4:30 PM

registration

7:00 AM-1:45 PM

exhibits

7:00-8:00 AM

Breakfast

8:00-9:15 AM

SESSION 8: COLD VS HOT: A DEBATE OF OPTIMAL APPROACHESFOR COMMON AND UNUSUAL VITREORETINALPATHOLOGIESModerators: Maria H. Berrocal, MD and Efrem D. Mandelcorn, MD

TEAM COLD VS TEAM HOT

dislocated ioLCynthia X. Qian, MD vs Gabriela Lopezcarasa, MD

complex rdDavid Almeida, MD, MBA, PhD vs Maria Ana Martinez Castellanos, MD

rd repair techniqueAndrew B. Merkur, MD vs Virgilio Morales-Canton, MD

innovative surgical techniqueEfrem D. Mandelcorn, MD vs Hugo Quiroz-Mercado, MD

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Blind patient – surgical Management?Caroline Baumal, MD vs Linda A. Cernichiaro Espinosa, MD

retinal ManeuversRachel Trussart, MD vs Gerardo Garcia-Aguirre, MD

9:15-9:57 AM

SESSION 9: A LOT’S CHANGED SINCE 1967Moderators: Gaurav K. Shah, MD; Lejla Vajzovic, MD; Glenn Yiu, MD, PhD

9:15

Free Flaps and More: Approaches to complex Macular Hole surgeryYasha Modi, MD

9:22

Kids Are not Just ‘Mini-Mes’: tips for pediatric retina surgeryEric Nudleman, MD, PhD

9:29

scleral-Fixated intraocular Lens crash courseAshkan M. Abbey, MD

9:36

don’t panic: pearls for Vitrectomy through KeratoprothesisMina Chung, MD

9:43

intraoperative oct: what More can we see?Ajay E. Kuriyan, MD, MS

9:50

no indirect, no problem: the Art of the chandelier BuckleDilraj S. Grewal, MD

9:57-10:30 AM

Break

10:30-11:30 AM

SESSION 10: SURGICAL INNOVATIONS (A non-cMe event)

Moderator: Emmett T. Cunningham Jr., MD, PhD

panelists: Audina Berrocal, MD; Dean Eliott, MD;Paul R. Hallen, MS; Robert Niemietz

10:30

creating an independent surgeon:scleral depression-transilluminationfor Unassisted peripheral VitrectomyBozho Todorich, MD, PhD

10:40

discussion

10:50

your new Favorite external drainage MethodD. Wilkin Parke, III, MD

11:00

discussion

11:10

development of a novel Hydrogel for retinal tamponadeJames A. Stefater, III, MD, PhD

11:20

discussion

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11:30-11:40 AM

Break

11:40 AM-12:25 PM

SESSION 11: VBS LIFETIME MENTORSHIP LECTURE: OBSERVATIONS FROM 37 YEARS OF TREATING ANDTEACHING VITREORETINALDISEASES AND SURGERYintroduction: RV Paul Chan, MD; Mrinali P. Gupta, MD; Anton Orlin, MD

recipient: Donald J. D’Amico, MD

12:25-1:45 PM

Lunch

12:35-1:35 PM

Zeiss retinal cases series: the eye who snagged Me(A non-cMe event)

speakers: Audina Berrocal, MD; Jorge A. Fortun, MD; John B. Miller, MD;Aleksandra V. Rachitskaya, MD

1:35-1:45 PM

return to general session

1:45-2:15 PM

SESSION 12: BEYOND FEMBOTS: THE LANDSCAPE OF WOMEN IN RETINAModerator: Ashvini K. Reddy, MD

panelists: Sophie J. Bakri, MD; Maria H. Berrocal, MD; Cynthia A. Bradford, MD;Jonathan Chang, MD; George Williams, MD

2:15-3:30 PM

SESSION 13: COMPLICATIONSModerator: Andrew Schimel, MD

panelists: Dean Eliott, MD; Mrinali P. Gupta, MD; M. Ali Khan, MD

3:30-4:25 PM

SESSION 14: PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND MEDICAL DISCIPLINE Moderator: Donald J. D’Amico, MD

panelists: Audina Berrocal, MD; DavidEichenbaum, MD; Dante J. Pieramici, MD

3:30-4:25 PM

what every physician needs to Know in 2019Carmen A. Puliafito, MD, MBA

4:25-4:30 PM

closing remarksR. Ross Lakhanpal, MD

7:00-10:30 PM

dinner and Awards ceremony at Hyde

This CME activity is supported by an educational grant from:

regeneron pharmaceuticals, inc.

EXHIBITORSThe Vit-Buckle Society gratefully acknowledges

the following companies for their generous support.

DIAMOND

Alcon Laboratories, inc.genentech, inc.

PLATINUMRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

GOLDAlimera SciencesAllergan, Inc.Bausch + Lomb

Dutch Ophthalmic USAEyePoint Pharmaceuticals

Retina TodayZEISS

SILVERApellis PharmaceuticalsClearside BiomedicalEvolve Medical Education LLCIDxKatalyst Surgical, LLCLeica MicrosystemsMallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals

MedOne Surgical, Inc.Notal VisionOCULUS Surgical, Inc.Optos, Inc.Regenxbio, Inc.Santen, Inc.

Second Sight Medical ProductsSpark Therapeutics, Inc.ThromboGenics, Inc.Vitreq, a BVI Medical Company

Vortex Surgical

MEETING PLANNER

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